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Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Jun 3, 2014
TEEING IT UP FOR YOUR OPPONENT: REFUTATION SHOULD NOT BE SO EASY
“As the longest-tenured owners in the NBA, the Sterlings have employed five African-American coaches, scores of African-American players,...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
May 27, 2014
“EVERYDAY IS A GREAT DAY!” SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY AND SOCIAL LABELING
“We are what we pretend to be.” Kurt Vonnegut “Everyday is a great day!” That’s what he said, and appeared to believe with every fiber of...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
May 2, 2014
LOUD AND PROUD — BUT NOT NECESSARILY RIGHT
I recently came across a couple of quotations that illustrate a problem we often see when watching jurors deliberate in mock trials (and...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Apr 18, 2014
THE SPOTLIGHT IS NOT AS BRIGHT AS YOU THINK
One of my favorite topics from the world of social psychology is the “spotlight effect.”1 This describes our tendency to overestimate...
Theodore O. Prosise Ph.D.
Apr 2, 2014
THE SCIENCE OF JURY SELECTION AND THE ART OF CONVERSATION
Recently I was asked to participate in a jury selection seminar to provide insight on the most contemporary views on jury selection,...
Tsongas Litigation Consulting
Mar 24, 2014
BRAIN GAMES
It’s not often that my 15 year-old son tells me there’s this “great” show he wants me to watch with him that doesn’t involve car chases,...
